Spamalot

Roughly following the legend of King Arthur, Monty Python's "Spamalot" takes absurd twists and turns, complete with taunting Frenchmen, the ridiculous quest for a shrubbery and attacks by killer farm animals, said director Sean P. Harrington.

Patsy (center), the servant of King Arthur, played by Stephen Weston, gets hit with a hurled cow by French taunters during dress rehearsal for the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center presentation of Monty Python’s “Spamalot.” Other characters include (from left) Sir Bedevere, played by Andrew Metzger; Sir Robin, played by Austin Miller; Sir Dennis Galahad, played by Nicholas Herbst; and King Arthur, played by John Dantona.

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King Arthur, played by John Dantona, summons the Lady of the Lake during dress rehearsal for the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center presentation of Monty Python’s “Spamalot.” In back (at left) is Nicholas Herbst, who plays Sir Dennis Galahad.

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King Arthur (front), portrayed by John Dantona, and his Knights of the Round Table, played by Nick Ferguson, Austin Miller, Nicholas Herbst and Andrew Metzger, perform “All for One” during dress rehearsal for “Spamalot.”

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Sir Dennis Galahad (left), played by Nicholas Herbst, and the Lady of the Lake, played by Darrienne Lissette, perform “The Song That Goes Like This” during dress rehearsal for “Spamalot.”

John Dantona (front left), playing King Arthur, along with Darrienne Lissette (front right), playing the Lady of the Lake, and the cast of Monty Python’s “Spamalot” break into a musical presentation during dress rehearsal for the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center production of the play.